12 Hearty Stews from Grandma’s Kitchen to Warm Your Soul
Cozy up with 12 hearty stews straight from Grandma’s kitchen, each one packed with rich, comforting flavors that will warm your soul. From tender beef and root vegetables to slow-simmered chicken and herbs, these stews are the ultimate in home-cooked comfort. Perfect for chilly days, they’ll make you feel like you’re back at Grandma’s table!
Dublin Coddle (One-Pot Irish Potato, Sausage & Onion Stew)
Dublin Coddleis a classic savory Irish one-pot meal of tender potatoes, sausage and onions. Everything is cooked slowly in beef broth to create a rich, filling stew that makes great weeknight fare and is perfect for a one pot dinner!
Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon
Stew Beef is cooked in red wine alongside bacon, carrots, mushrooms, and onions, for a deep, umami-rich meal. We are cooking this French classic in an Instant Pot to cut the cook time for this recipe in half!
Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Beef Stew is one of the most iconic comfort foods to make! This version has beef and vegetables in a lavish stew. Your whole family will love this easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew recipe!
Irish Stew Recipe
A good Irish beef stew is meaty, filling and full of great flavor. It’s one of those meals that was born of necessity but has carried on through generations because it is simply so good and so easy to make for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion. It’s particularly popular in the United States on St. Patrick’s Day, but this dish is too good to only be enjoyed once a year.
Crockpot Pork Green Chili Stew
This Pork Green Chili recipe is perfect for those busy days when you want to come home to something warm and savory but don’t have a lot of time. Just 15 minutes of prep in the morning (or even the night before!) and then you can turn on the crock pot and let this delicious and savory stew cook all day to be ready when it’s time for dinner!
Georgian Chicken Stew with Tomatoes and Herbs
This Georgian Chicken Stew with Tomatoes and Herbs [Chakhokhbili] is an easy, traditional dish from the country of Georgia. This one pot meal consists of seared chicken pieces cooked in a bright, comforting tomato sauce that is delicious over rice or with fresh garlic naan bread for sopping juices.
Italian Seafood Stew
Italian Seafood Stew is adapted from Mario Batali’s Lifeguard Stew, which I first sampled on a trip to Turks and Caicos. One of my sister’s friends whipped this up for lunch in just 20 minutes.
Easy Lamb Stew
Lamb Stew using ground lamb is made in just 30 minutes! Flavorful broth, crispy veggies and lentils make this fall stew recipe an easy weeknight meal.Lamb Stew using ground lamb is made in just 30 minutes! Flavorful broth, crispy veggies and lentils make this fall stew recipe an easy weeknight meal.
Chile Colorado Recipe (Mexican Stew)
Chile Colorado is a flavorful and hearty stew recipe made with stew meat simmered in a Mexican style red chile sauce until fall-apart tender. This Chile Colorado recipe can be made in the oven, stove top, Instant Pot or slow cooker.
Mulligan Stew
An oldie but a goodie! This hearty and easy recipe for Mulligan Stew features tender beef chunks simmered with carrots and potatoes in a tomato soup broth. This stovetop recipe is perfect for a quick family dinner.
Rustic Harvest Stew
This hearty stew will have you embracing the crisp fall weather. Rich flavors of Italian sausage, potatoes, sweet corn, polenta and okra will have your tummy full and satisfied.
Beef Stew with Wine
There is nothing quite like a steaming bowl of Red Wine Beef Stew to warm your soul on a chilly winter night. It’s like your food is giving you a giant hug.
